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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 30, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 30, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Barricades removed, border crossings in the north still closed (Koha)
• Vela: Kosovo-Serbia relations can only be based on mutual recognition (media)
• Gervalla: Serbia creates artificial conflicts; no force can blackmail us (media)
• Italy welcomes the removal of barricades in northern Kosovo (Klan)
• Joseph: Barricades, proof how Vucic plays the U.S. and EU (RFE/Koha)
• Buhler: Serbia’s threatening rhetoric is intolerable (DW, media)
• PDK submits the Law on Public Officials to the Constitutional Court (Telegrafi)
• Man in Leposavic reports he was attacked by two masked men (media)
• Barricade in Zupc removed, regular traffic begins (media)
• Vucic offers job in the ministry to young man sentenced to prison in Kosovo (Express)
• COVID-19 cases increasing in Kosovo (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Removal of barricades in northern Kosovo (RTS, Kosovo Online)
• Visoki Decani Monastery on absence of international representatives in Kosovo reaction on Patriarch entry ban, impertinence of Pristina (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Dacic: Germany’s position on Kosovo different to others (N1)
• Opposition MP on Kosovo: Exercise badly played, we did what suits Kurti (N1)
• When journalists “guard“ barricades, but guards are nowhere to be seen (KoSSev)
• Lajcak: Tensions in Kosovo remain high, level of mistrust higher than ever (FoNet, N1)
• Dacic receives Romania’s special Western Balkans envoy (Tanjug)
• Man arrested at Gazimestan to work on humanitarian issues at KiM Office (N1, KoSSev)

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Belgrade Media Report 30 December 2022

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 30 December 2022

LOCAL PRESS

• UNMIK Chief welcomes lifting of roadblocks (Beta)
• Removal of barricades begins in north of Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTS)
• Serbian Army is no longer on highest level of combat alert (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Germany’s position on Kosovo different to others (TV B92)
• Gratitude to Romania for principled position regarding preservation of Serbia’s territorial integrity (Tanjug/RTV)
• Lajcak: Tensions in Kosovo remain high, level of mistrust higher than ever (Politico/FoNet)
• Borrell: Diplomacy prevailed in de-escalating Kosovo tensions (Tanjug)
• Nedeljkovic: I don’t hate anyone, I only love and respect my country (Tanjug/RTS)
• Dveri: Authorities use Kosovo Serbs as bargaining chips (Beta/Politika)
• NDSS: Plea that Serbs remove barricades in northern Kosovo is wrong (Beta/Politika)
• Opposition MP on Kosovo: Exercise badly played, we did what suits Kurti (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SNSD’s Mazalica says latest Law on Immovable Property of RS was attempt to implement B&H CC decision (Nezavisne)
• Bosniak representatives, RS opposition object RS Law on Immovable Property (ATV)
• Becirovic announces motion with B&H CC against RS law on immovable property; Stevadnic: RS parliament has capacity to respond to this (RTRS)
• Komsic to file motion with B&H CC due to RS law on immovable property (O Kanal)
• Niksic: Adoption of RS law on immovable property is against principle defined within coalition agreement (RTRS)
• Zvizdic: B&H is titleholder of state property, lower-level parliaments cannot decide about it (O Kanal)
• OHR: Acting contrary to decisions of Constitutional Court must be interpreted as violation of General Framework Agreement for Peace (Hayat)
• Reactions of the international community to the RS parliament’s adoption of the Law on Immovable Property (FTV/Hayat)
• RS ruling coalition decides on new members of B&H Council of Ministers (ATV/Srpskainfo.com)
• SNSD’s Vulic: It is realistic to expect that B&H CoM will be formed by the end of January (ATV)
Croatia
• Vukovar city statute changed to abolish bilingualism (Hina)
Montenegro
• Djurovic proclaims Lekic a PM-designate: I won’t spare myself; it isn’t excluded that I’ll give up if there’s trade (CdM)
• Mandic: Agreement on government formation by 19 January, presidential elections announcement by 20 January (CdM)
• Djukanovic to Mandic: Proposal for Lekic to be PM-designate has no basis in Constitution (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Mickoski: 2023 will be an election year (Republika)
Albania
• Rama’s ironic message after removal of barricades (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 30, 2022

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• Kurti: They put up barricades themselves, removing them themselves (media)
• Borrell praises leaders; “diplomacy prevailed in removing barricades” (Klan)
• EU wary of further Kosovo-Serbia tensions as it pushes final deal (Politico)
• Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss latest developments (media)
• NATO: We expect all parties to adhere to their commitments (media)
• KFOR: All parties should avoid any triggering rhetoric (media)
• Hill: Lucky that barricades are being removed, we want political solution (Klan)
• Rama on barricades: Nothing new, in the end everyone returned home (media)
• French Embassy comments on removal of barricades (Kallxo)
• Haziri on removal of barricades: Decision was neither Kurti nor Vucic’s (media)
• Fake News Spikes Amid High Tensions in the North (Prishtina Insight)
• Kosovo: Serbs agree to dismantle barricades after talks (BBC)
• Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios (Al Jazeera)
• Kosovo Reopens Main Border Crossing With Serbia (VoA)
• In northern Kosovo, conflict is avoided, for now (Emerging Europe)
• Hoax Bomb Threats Leave Balkan Region Frustrated, Unnerved (BIRN)
• Serbia Investigates Kosovo Albanian for Alleged Arms Trafficking (BIRN)

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Belgrade Media Report 29 December 2022

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 29 December 2022

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: The barricades will be removed, but… (B92)
• Brnabic thanks Vucic, Kosovo Serbs for commitment to peace (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: We have guarantees (Tanjug/RTS)
• EU, US concerned over situation in northern Kosovo, call for restraint (Beta)
• KFOR: Kosovo forces need our permission to enter northern Kosovo (Beta/Politika)
• Djuric: Pristina lost a blank check to the US and the international community for its behavior (RTS)
• Hill: Kosovo crisis requires political solution (Nova.rs)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS parliament adopts Proposal of Law on Immovable Property (BHT1)
• Dodik: There will be no discussion about property, it belongs to RS (Hayat)
• RS opposition says RS government harmonized law on property with OHR decisions (BN TV)
• Becirovic: State property belongs to state not entities (Oslobodjenje)
• Other reactions to the RS parliament adoption of the Proposal of Law on Immovable Property (BHT1/FTV)
• Dodik: RS is stable; RS is thankful to the EU for support for some infrastructural projects but the RS will not allow any political blackmails because of that (ATV)
• B&H HoR confirms appointment of Kristo as B&H CoM Chairperson; Kristo presents her exposé: Focus of future work will be on B&H’s EU and NATO path (FTV)
• B&H HoR MPs Mehmedovic, Bosic, Borenovic, Dunovic criticize Kristo’s exposé (Hayat)
• SDP’s Muslic: Kristo is committed to start resolving accumulated issues; Vulic has great expectations from Kristo; Expectations of other B&H HoR MPs from Kristo (Nova BH)
• Covic and Plenkovic discuss stabilization of political situation and authority formation in B&H (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Croatian Minister: Croatia monitors situation in Kosovo (N1)
• Plenkovic congratulates Kristo (HRT)
Montenegro
• Zivkovic: Voting for amendments to Law on Local Self-Government continues constitutional order collapse (CdM)
• Damjanovic: Those who wanted to provoke snap elections and additional instability won’t succeed in it (CdM)
• SDT: No announcement of Podgorica election results before Constitutional Court’s ruling (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski: 2023 not an election year (MRT)
• VMRO-DPMNE puts forward proposal for early elections in May, party’s position over constitutional revision unchanged (MIA)
• AfA not against early elections, gives priority to Euro-integration process (MIA)
• Parliament adopts amendments to decision on a state of crisis due to migration influx (MIA)
Albania
• Tensions in the north of Kosovo/Xhacka: Barricades, the work of criminal groups, it is time for dialogue (Radio Tirana)
• Tensions in the north of Kosovo, Xhacka: Dialogue with the US and the EU to find a solution (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 29, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 29, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo Police confirms: Merdare crossing opened (media)
• Two trucks set on fire at a barricade in the north of Kosovo (media)
• New effort for final agreement; Scholz and Macron advisors visit Kosovo in Jan (media)
• UNMIK chief welcomes measures to deescalate tensions; calls for return to dialogue (media)
• German MP expects concrete actions from EU about situation in North (Albanian Post)
• The removal of the barricades hasn’t started yet (Paparaci)
• Krasniqi: Kosovo is going through one of the most fragile moments since it was declared an independent and sovereign state (Klan)
• “Those who believed they protected Serbia by setting up barricades, it is a lie directed by SL” (Telegrafi)
• Tahiri: Kurti made compromises with Serbia, this time he accepted Association (Koha)
• Abdixhiku meets head of OSCE in Kosovo, discuss situation in the north (Klan)
• Haradinaj: Thanks to USA and EU, solution from explosive situation in north found (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Removal of barricades to start Thursday morning (N1, media)
• Ziadeh (UNMIK) welcomed the removal of barricades and de-escalation (N1, media)
• KFOR: Serbian forces don’t need permission for movements in their territory (N1)
• Two trucks at barricade near Dudin Krs, Mitrovica North burned down (KoSSev)
• Dacic: It depends upon Kurti only if there will be escalation of conflict (Radio KIM)
• Djuric: Pristina lost “blank cheque” support for its behaviour from US and international community (RTS)
• US Ambassador Hill says Kosovo crisis requires political solution (Nova.rs, N1)
• Heightened combat readiness state of Serbian Army revoked (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic: Trampling US-EU guarantees will not be easy for Pristina (Tanjug, TV Pink)
• Vucic to receive Nedeljkovic tomorrow (Danas)

Opinion:

• “Full escalation in Kosovo only postponed”: What’s next in 2023? (DW, Danas)

International:

• Serbia’s Vucic Says Kosovo Roadblocks To Be Removed (RFE)
• Village’s Xmas Lights Draw Thousands of Kosovars (Prishtina Insight)
• In northern Kosovo, conflict is avoided, for now (emerging-europe.com)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 29, 2022

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• Joint Statement on the Escalating Tensions in the North of Kosovo (media)
• Kurti calls on Serbs to apply for jobs in Kosovo public institutions (euronews.al)
• Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani interview with Klan Kosova
• Vucic: Removal of barricades will start on Thursday morning (RFE)
• Serbs in northern Kosovo to start removing barricades from Thursday (Reuters)
• KFOR reacts to tensions: Solution must come through dialogue (media)
• EULEX: We have neither mandate nor capacity to remove barricades (Klan)
• Prosecution: Pantic was sent to house arrest due to his health (media)
• Haxhiu: Special Prosecutor, Court chose to side with criminal groups (Koha)
• JCK and PCK react to Kurti about Pantic (media)
• Graffiti against judge and prosecutor who freed ex-Serb police officer (media)
• Krasniqi: Kurti to clarify if there was secret deal for Pantic release (media)
• Haradinaj: Situation is serious, it requires coordination (media)
• Petkovic: Vucic asked Serbs to withdraw from barricades (media)
• Hill: Patriarch Porfirije must be allowed to visit Kosovo in future (euronews.al)
• Xhacka: Serbia to stop, so-called ‘Kosovo and Metohija’ gone forever (media)
• Tension soars as Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia (AFP, Reuters)
• Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo (CNN)
• Germany urges Kosovo Serb militants to remove barricades (Deutsche Welle)
• Kosovo-Serbia Crisis Simmers as New Barricade Blocks Border (BIRN)
• Kosovo closes border crossing as tensions with Serbia intensify (FT)
• Kosovo to Host Five Persecuted Afghan Journalists (BIRN)

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Belgrade Media Report 28 December 2022

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 28 December 2022

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic visits the units between Kraljevo and Raska (Tanjug/B92)
• Vucic: Pristina wants to banish Serbia, Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija forever (Politika/Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Brnabic: State ready to protect Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (Politika/Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Brnabic responds to Osmani: We’re in complete agreement, democracy and rule of law will prevail (Politika/Tanjug)
• Vucevic: Serbia ready for agreement, but that doesn’t mean moving of red lines (RTS)
• Vucevic, Mojsilovic visit army, police troops at administrative line (Tanjug/RTS)
• Dacic: Xhacka encourages Kurti to continue provocations instead of warning him to implement Brussels agreement (Tanjug/RTV)
• Serbs at the barricades for the 19th day (B92)
• Pantic to be transferred to house arrest (Tanjug)
• US Ambassador says seeing Patriarch important for Kosovo Serbs (Nova.rs)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Ban to Patriarch to go to Kosovo beyond all limits of reason (Tanjug/RTV)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: We have no intention of sharing property with B&H (ATV)
• RS parliament discusses RS Proposal Law on Immovable Property Used for Functioning of Public Authority (BHT1)
• RS opposition says RS government kept secret that proposal of RS law on immovable property was adjusted to previous decisions of HRs (BN TV)
• Komsic announces that he will file motion with B&H CC if the RS parliament again adopts RS Law on Immovable Property (BHT1)
• Becirovic announces to file motion with B&H CC if RS parliament adopts new proposal of law on immovable property (Nova BH)
• Zvizdic expects HR Schmidt may react to RS law on immovable property (Nova BH)
• NiP: HR Schmidt should put proposal of RS law on immovable property out of force; NS: RS has no competences to decide about this issue (FTV)
Croatia
• Covic and Plenkovic discuss stabilization of political situation and authority formation in B&H (Hina)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: Situation is clear when it comes to prime minister-designate, talks over govt in January (CdM)
• If commission doesn’t announce final election results within 60 days, mandate of current local parliament convocation to end by force of law (Pobjeda)
Albania
• Tensions in the north of Kosovo/Protests in front of the Serbian Embassy in Tirana: We give our lives, we don’t give Mitrovica (Radio Tirana)
• Albania-Kosovo approve rules for the ALPEX energy exchange (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 28, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 28, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: There is nothing that can defeat will of people to live freely (media)
• Kurti about barricades in the north: Criminals will be arrested (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo Police: Blocking in Merdare is illegal (Zeri)
• Pantic’s detention replaced with house arrest measure, attorney confirms (RFE)
• Kurti surprised by the decision to send Pantic to house arrest (Koha)
• Von Cramon welcomes decision on Pantic, demands immediate removal of barricades (Klan)
• Abazi: Pantic’s release, failure of the entire institutional chain (Telegrafi)
• Bomb threat at Pristina Airport, passengers and staff evacuated (media)
• AAK’s Tahiri calls on Kurti to summon meeting of party leaders (media)
• LDK’s Hoti proposes four points for Kosovo to “emerge from Serbia’s trap” (media)
• Gashi: Serbs citizens in north are paid €50 daily to be in barricades (Klan Kosova)
• Kremlin: We are not pushing Serbia to incite tensions in Kosovo (RFE)

Serbian Language Media:

• Barricades entered the 19th day: Now and Merdare crossing closed (KoSSev)
• Dejan Pantic under house arrest (RTS, Blic, Tanjug)
• Vucevic: Serbia’s position to seek a political agreement (KoSSev, RTS)
• Vucic: Pristina wants to banish Serbia, Serbs from Kosovo forever (Tanjug)
• A new convocation of the Zubin Potok assembly formed (RTS)
• Brnabic responds to Osmani on justice and democracy (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Hill: Important that the Patriarch be with the Serbs in KiM (Danas, Nova.rs)
• Civil society: The Kosovo government to apologise to the patriarch; international community to speak out and condemn it (Kontakt plus radio)
• Haradinaj: Kurti’s statements complicate the situation; KFOR cannot be given deadlines (KoSSev)
• UNS and DNKiM: Ensure unobstructed work to Svetlana Vukmirovic and other journalists (UNS, media)
• Petkovic asks Rohde if he will condemn entry ban to RTS journalist (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Nikola Nedeljkovic arrested on June 28 at Gazimestan released after six-months sentence (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Albanian FM spurring Kurti to further provocations (Tanjug)

International:

• Kremlin Denies Kosovan Claims Russia Is Pushing Serbia to Stoke Tensions (Reuters)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 28, 2022

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• Merdare crossing closed; Serbs erect barricades on Serbian side (media)
• Osmani condemns attacks on reporters in north of Kosovo (media)
• Ministry refutes reports that KSF vehicles moved toward Mitrovica (Nacionale)
• Kosovan minister says Serbia aims to destabilize the country (Reuters)
• Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo (Reuters)
• Serbia troops on ‘highest level of alert’ as tensions rise (The Guardian)
• COMKFOR: We support dialogue to find solution and ease tensions (TV21)
• Switzerland calls for refrain from actions that can inflame the situation (media)
• Xhacka to Serbia: Playing with fire is a bad idea; we stand with Kosovo (media)
• Council of Ambassadors sends letter to Biden and Quint (Klan Kosova)
• Mujanovic: I’ve received copy of Kosovo govt report sent to West (Nacionale)

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Belgrade Media Report 27 December

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LOCAL PRESS

• Combat readiness of MUP and Serbian Army raised (Tanjug/B92/RTS/Politika/Novosti)
• Patriarch Porfirije: Door of my home locked to me (Tanjug/Politika)
• Dacic: Pristina’s decision to deny entry to patriarch disgraceful (Tanjug)
• Popovic: Shameless banning of Patriarch Porfirije’s visit to the Pec Patriarchate (Tanjug/Novosti)
• Vucic and Patriarch Porfirije address the public after the meeting (B92)
• Petkovic: Kurti would like to be master of life and death (RTS)
• Vucevic visits army troops in Raska garrison (Tanjug)
• Mojsilovic: Situation in Kosovo and Metohija complex (TV Pink/Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Brnabic does not expect Kosovo police to forcibly remove barricades (Beta/RTS)
• International community should react to terror against Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucevic: Special forces to grow from 1,500 to 5,000 soldiers in 2023 (Beta/Politika/Novosti)
• KFOR: Incident in Zubin Potok under investigation (Beta/Politika)
• Dacic: Gratitude to friendly China for its respect of Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (Tanjug/RTS/Beta/RTV/Politika)
• Tensions on Kosovo and Metohija: New barricades installed (Tanjug/RTS/B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik on the position of the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija: “It is not only a question of them and Serbia, but also of us in the Republika Srpska (RTRS)
• Schmidt: What Vucic called Open Balkans I call Berlin Process (N1)
• B&H CEC: Conditions to confirm results of indirect elections and award mandates for FB&H HoP still not met (FTV/Hayat)
• Appeals to CEC’s decision drag the process of formation of new authorities (Dnevni list)
• Issue of disputable ballot from RS for B&H HoP (RTRS)
• Izetbegovic: Formation of new coalition at level of state is most likely to happen while same coalition will not succeed at FB&H level (Hayat)
• Komsic announces to file motion in case RS parliament adopts new Proposal Law on immovable property (N1)
• Dodik: New RS government to focus on return of competencies (N1)
• Dodik: Creating of negative atmosphere ahead or marking RS Day is unacceptable (ATV)
• Russian Embassy on occasion of 26 years of diplomatic relations with B&H; There is unused potential for strengthening of our relations (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Croatian colonel talks upcoming war crimes trial in Belgrade (Hina)
• Zagreb archbishop calls for renewed solidarity and assistance to Ukraine (Hina)
Montenegro
• Signatures supporting Lekic as PM-designate submitted to Djukanovic (CdM)
• Novakovic Djurovic: New govt. must stay on EU path, or there won’t be one with URA (Vijesti)
• Shortening parliament mandate and snap elections the only way out of crisis, deadline for election of DPS leadership extended (CdM)
• Bilcik: I didn’t have choice, I had to postpone POSP meeting. Next steps depend on Montenegrin politicians (Pobjeda)
• Maddocks: GB is concerned, MNE vulnerable with weak institutions and govt not functioning at full capacity (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Osmani: Historic year in relations with Serbia (MIA)
• Kovachevski: Processes of strategic importance must not be used for blackmail (MIA)
• Kasami responds to PM Kovacevski’s stands (MIA)
• Osmani: Talks securing support for constitutional changes to intensify next week (MIA)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 27, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: If KFOR does not remove the barricades, we will remove them (Koha)
• Two new barricades in the north (RFE)
• Svecla: We are not interested in war, but we are committed to fighting crime (media)
• Kusari-Lila: The barricades must be removed as soon as possible (ekonomia online)
• The EU invites Kurti and Vucic to personally contribute to calming of tensions (media)
• Albanian judges move from north to south Mitrovica (Kosovapress)
• Rohde condemns the attack on journalists in Zupc (media)
• Gjoshi: Prime Minister Kurti is serving Serbia (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Day 18 at barricades, new barricades erected (RTS, media)
• Petkovic: Raising combat readiness a response to the immediate threat of war (RTS, Beta, NMagazin)
• Vucic on Instagram: Difficult situation; we do our best to preserve peace and stability (N1, RTS)
• Patriarch Porfirije after meeting Vucic says peace to be preserved at any cost (RTS, media)
• Pristina bans Patriarch Porfirije from entering Kosovo, returns him from Merdare crossing (media)
• Reactions to Pristina’s ban of Patriarch Porfirije visit (media)
• What do laws and Brussels agreement say on Serbian Orthodox Church (KoSSev)
• KFOR after meeting Kurti, EULEX head, says they discussed security situation (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Crisis Committee in northern Kosovo: Serbs do not attack KFOR and EULEX (N1, Danas)
• Rakic: No attack on KFOR, Pristina media spreading disinformation (Tanjug, media)
• RTS journalist Svetlana Vukmirovic banned from entering Kosovo twice (RTS, media)
• Grenell on situation in north, Pristina’s decision to ban Patriarch Irinej from entering Kosovo (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Wife of Dejan Pantic says they had brief phone conversation on Friday (Kurir)

International:

• Kosovo: Serbia puts troops on high alert over rising tensions (BBC)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Heroes of 2022: People Who Made a Difference (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 27, 2022

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• Kurti meets KFOR commander and EULEX chief (media)
• Kosovo is still waiting for KFOR to remove the barricades (euronews.al)
• Svecla: Shooting near the KFOR patrol, Vucic’s games (RTK)
• North Kosovo: Shots fired near NATO patrol amid tensions (Deutsche Welle)
• NATO probing shooting incident in tense Kosovo north (Associated Press)
• Serbia sends military chief to Kosovo border as tensions rise (France24)
• Kosovo bans entry of Serbian Patriarch ahead of Orthodox Christmas (AA)
• EU condemns attack on journalists in north of Kosovo (euronews.al)
• Attacks on journalists in north of Kosovo, US ambassador reacts (euronews.al)
• Krasniqi to Kurti: Remove barricades! You have my full support (media)
• Lekaj: Kurti took wrong steps in north (Kosovapress)
• Arben Vitia appointed Minister of Health (media)

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